Smoker&#39;s stand



Ma 16, 1939. J E VONICK 2,158,806

SMOKER S STAND Filed June 3, 1936 ATTORN EYS Patented May 16, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in smokers stands and has for an object to provide a stand of attractive appearance, which may be conveniently lifted and carried from place to place to be within easy reach of a user and in which the receiver for ashes, cigarette stubs and the like is carried by an attractive figured body freely pivotally mounted whereby on the receiver being touched the body and receiver will rock back and forth to give a pleasing effect of motion, but will always return and eventually come to rest with the receiver disposed in a horizontal or substantially horizontal or easily accessible position.

Other objects and advantages will become apparent from a consideration of the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing wherein a satisfactory embodiment of the invention is shown. However it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the details disclosed but includes all such variations and modifications as fall within the spirit of the invention and the scope of the appended claim.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a side elevational view of the improved smokers stand; and

Fig. 2 is a. front elevational view thereof.

Referring in detail to the drawing, at 5 is shown a base which may be of any desired shape and construction and from which extends an upright 6 having attached to its upper end portion a member 1 including vertically extending spaced side portions or members 8 and 9, preferably of attractively finished wood but which may be of other suitable material. A portion or member ID forms a continuation of and connects the upper end portions of the side members 8 and 9, and may be integral with or attached to them. Such portion I 0 constitutes a lifting and carrying handle by means of which the stand may be carried to a position conveniently adjacent to any favorite chair or the like. While any other desired arrangement may be used the upright 6 is here shown as secured to the base 5 by a screw II while the member I is attached to the upright by rivets or the like l2.

A pivot pin l3 extends between and is supported by the side members 8 and 9 and freely mounted on such pin is a figured body l4 here shown and preferably in the form of a parrot. Any other suitable type of free pivot, preferably with little friction, may be used. Extending outwardly from the breast portion of the body I4, so as to appear to be held by the body is a support I5 mounting a holder l6 carrying an ash tray or receiver l1. Such receiver may be of glass and is removable from the holder for cleaning.

The figured body l4 includes a long tail portion l8 which with the rear part of the body functions as a counterbalance for the support l5 and parts carried thereby. This tail l8 extends forwardly and downwardly projecting from between the side members 3 and 9 when the parts are in their normal positions as shown by the full lines in Fig. 1. Body [4 includes a head l9 below and forwardly of which the receiver is located thus giving the appearance of a food tray into which the parrot is about to feed.

Support I5 is rigid with and in fact may be an integral part of the figured body M so that said parts move about the pivot pin l3 as a unit. Thus when the receiver is touched the figure and support with the receiver may rock back and forth about the pivot pin as suggested by the dotted lines in Fig. 1, giving a pleasing effect of life or motion. That is the depending tail portion gives the effect of a pendulum to keep the figure rocking back and forth for a short time: after it is once set in motion. However owing to the balancing eifect of the tail E8 the parts are kept normally in such position that the receiver is prevented from spilling its contents and when at rest is held substantially horizontal and the parts settle back into the full line position after being rocked. Also because of the described arrangement the receiver will be normally in a substantially horizontal position although the base 5 may be resting on an uneven surface, as for example, should part of the base be on a rug and the remainder of the base on the floor beyond the edge of the rug.

It is to be understood that the stand may be made of metal, wood or other materials as desired and that it may be colored to suit various tastes. Properly finished wood makes a very attractive stand. The parrot may be colored brightly while the remainer of the stand may be of natural or plain finish as desired. The swinging figure gives a very pleasing and animated effect.

Having thus set forth the nature of my invention, what I claim is:

A smo-kers stand comprising a base, a supporting member extending upwardly from said base, said member having a longitudinal aperture and vertical side parts, a pin extending across said aperture and supported in said side parts, a bearing spacing said side parts and mounted on said pin, and an ash tray holder secured to said bearing and having a major portion of a body configuration normally positioned on one side of said member and a minor portion of said configuration and the remainder of said holder on the opposite side of said member, an

upper face of said holder being recessed to retain an ash tray therein, and said ash tray, the remainder of said holder and minor portion of said configuration counterbalancing said major portion of said configuration.

JOHN F. VONICK. 

